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  • Jim Mills to fill in for Crowe

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    We have learned that power picker Jim Mills will be filling in this weekend for JD Crowe. As we reported last month, JD fell last month exiting his tour bus, and broke his left arm in two places. Jim has trimmed

  • Frank Solivan’s birthday bash

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    Monday was Frank Solivan’s 34th birthday, but the crowd who spent it with him in a Rockville, MD, church hall got the present – two and a half hours of pickin’ and singin’ by an all-star lineup usually only seen

  • Jim Hurst with Dawg and son

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    Jim Hurst is on the west coast, where last week he spent some time rehearsing and recording for a new album with David Grisman and his son Sam. Jim is a two-time winner of the IBMA Guitar Player of the

  • Sierra Hull – Daybreak

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    Today (3/8) is the official release date for Daybreak, Sierra Hull's second album for Rounder Records. Much has been said, here on Bluegrass Today and elsewhere, about this uniquely talented young lady. At 19 years old, she puts many experienced mandolin

  • Buddy Melton and Terry Baucom

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    Here's some info on Terry Baucom's upcoming CD, In A Groove, courtesy of his wife, Cindy. The album is now complete, and due for release March 29 on the John Boy & Billy label. Cindy tells us that as they were

  • Henhouse Prowlers on the inside

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    Here's the fourth report by The Henhouse Prowlers from their ongoing European tour. This comes from banjo picker and founding member, Ben Wright. The guys have promised daily reports (with photos) from their Euro-jaunt over the

  • The Travelers return

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    He’s been a Bluegrass Cardinal, a Gentleman and a Legend. Now Norman Wright is ready to be a Traveler again. The Travelers, which Wright and best friend Kevin Church put together in the late mid-1990s, are back together, booking shows and

  • Henhouse Prowlers in Netherlands

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    Here's the third report by The Henhouse Prowlers from their ongoing European tour. This comes from mandolinist and newest member, Grant Ziolkowski. The guys have promised daily reports (with photos) from their Euro-jaunt over the next week or

  • Free AKUS track online

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    Alison Krauss & Union Station are giving away a free MP3 of the title track from their upcoming Rounder CD, Paper Airplane. All it will cost you is your name and email address so they can contact you when the album